Drain Soul no longer energizes Soul Shards from the pets and guardians of players, and now deals 40% less damage. If other periodic Affliction damage effects are triggered by Drain Soul, they now deal 60% of their normal damage (down from 100%).

Haunt now deals 50% more damage, and increases damage done by all of the Warlock's damage-over-time other spells against the target by 45%.

Drain Soul no longer energizes Soul Shards from the pets and guardians of players, and now deals 40% less damage. If other periodic Affliction damage effects are triggered by Drain Soul, they now deal 60% of their normal damage (down from 100%).

Sneaky Blizzard, buffing haunt but nerfing Nightfall proc and Drain Soul, so we won't have shards to use it anyway

if u want real pvp go some fps or sc2 or anything else,choose a game where ur skills matter, not what class u roll atm.or do whatever u enjoy:)
cant even mention all the good lock friends who already quit wow most of them at cata....

No, most did leave at cata that I know, too. Cata ruined the playstyle of warlocks. Soulswap is a terrible ability, and in an ideal world would either not exist or be a very long cooldown. Also, RIP shadow embrace.

No, most did leave at cata that I know, too. Cata ruined the playstyle of warlocks. Soulswap is a terrible ability, and in an ideal world would either not exist or be a very long cooldown. Also, RIP shadow embrace.

Everyone left at cata. It has nothing to do with warlock balance.

12m->9m subs in that expansion alone.

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On topic: I'm still sticking with my destro prediction for next patch. I get the feeling that Blizz doesn't want to give Aff what they want, and in the end the spread damage won't be significant enough to outweigh the better healing of destro (especially after damage reduction is taken out). Plus drain soul is looking to be even worse than live when compared to shadowburn with these nerfs.

Bye again! This game isn't fun when you don't know anyone else that still plays.

I'm pretty sure shadow priest/affli lock was insanely op in season 1? That's what I've been told anyway.
Warlocks were also very strong in shadowcleave when they got full gear in season 5.
Season 9 warlocks weren't bad at all, except possibly outshined for some time after they stealth-nerfed corruption and before we got shadow bite buff, and while spriests still had their defensive dispel without cd.

I'm pretty sure shadow priest/affli lock was insanely op in season 1? That's what I've been told anyway.
Warlocks were also very strong in shadowcleave when they got full gear in season 5.
Season 9 warlocks weren't bad at all, except possibly outshined for some time after they stealth-nerfed corruption and before we got shadow bite buff, and while spriests still had their defensive dispel without cd.

People had to literally carry and swap into full shadow resist sets when the gates opened if they were against lock/spriest. It's the entire reason they nerfed the ability to change gear mid game.

So yes, you're correct. Also 2346. Lock rdruid. Locks have never had a bad season til s12.

I'm pretty sure shadow priest/affli lock was insanely op in season 1? That's what I've been told anyway.
Warlocks were also very strong in shadowcleave when they got full gear in season 5.
Season 9 warlocks weren't bad at all, except possibly outshined for some time after they stealth-nerfed corruption and before we got shadow bite buff, and while spriests still had their defensive dispel without cd.

Remember no cooldown PoM?

Bye again! This game isn't fun when you don't know anyone else that still plays.